It’s easy to record video using a smart phone, but where do you send it if you believe it’s proof of someone’s rights being violated? The ACLU of North Carolina says a new app will take care of that.
All video that’s taped using the Mobile Justice NC will be sent directly to the ACLU of North Carolina.
Carolyna Manrique is a staff attorney for the group. She says the app makes it easy for users to upload video, no matter the situation.
"Perhaps the person is ordered by the police to stop recording and they’re very quickly being put in handcuffs or something like that. Well, once the person shakes the phone or clicks on stop, it will immediately send the video to us without them having to do anything else," says Manrique.
Manrique says the automatic upload when they shake the phone is important, because the ACLU will get the video immediately, even if the bystander’s phone is confiscated by the police.
North Carolina’s ACLU office is the seventh chapter to offer the app.
